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title: Ruby's telling everyone a girl in Texas got crushed by a bookcase n… — Windows, balconies and furniture · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 18 · ★★ · Windows, balconies and furniture

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ruby's telling everyone a girl in Texas got crushed by a bookcase n was stuck under it for a week. what's probably exaggerated

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** bookcase n · **What happens:** tell, crush, be, exaggerate · **To what, where:** everyone, girl, it · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 18 · ★★ of lesson 110 «Windows, balconies and furniture» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/110-windows-balconies-and-furniture/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:110-windows-balconies-and-furniture:t18:1
# text = Ruby's telling everyone a girl in Texas got crushed by a bookcase n was stuck under it for a week. what's probably exaggerated
1	Ruby	Ruby	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	iobj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Texas	Texas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	crushed	crush	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
11	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	bookcase	bookcase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	n	n	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	stuck	stuck	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	advcl	_	_
17	under	under	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
23	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	26	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
25	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
26	exaggerated	exaggerate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  | everyone |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **crush** | past · passive |  | a girl in Texas |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | past | a bookcase n |  |  | it | week | stuck *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **exaggerate** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  | probably *property* | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A week; tall furniture can tip and must be fixed to the wall

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:110-windows-balconies-and-furniture:t18:o1:1
# text = A week; tall furniture can tip and must be fixed to the wall
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	furniture	furniture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	tip	tip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tip** | can | a week and tall furniture |  |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fix** | must · passive | a week and tall furniture *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the wall | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: to wall=Co-Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That a bookcase can tip over on a child

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:110-windows-balconies-and-furniture:t18:o2:1
# text = That a bookcase can tip over on a child
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	bookcase	bookcase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	tip	tip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	over	over	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tip over** | can | that bookcase |  |  |  |  | on a child; over *property* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent on child=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nothing, because bookcases are far too heavy ever to tip over on a child

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:110-windows-balconies-and-furniture:t18:o3:1
# text = Nothing, because bookcases are far too heavy ever to tip over on a child
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	bookcases	bookcase	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	_
9	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	8	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	tip	tip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
12	over	over	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | bookcases |  |  |  | ever | far, heavy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **tip over** | to-infinitive | bookcases *not said here* |  |  |  |  | on a child; over *property* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent on child=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That she climbed it to reach a toy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:110-windows-balconies-and-furniture:t18:o4:1
# text = That she climbed it to reach a toy
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	climbed	climb	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb** | past | That | it |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location it=Theme |
| 2 | **reach** | to-infinitive | That *not said here* | a toy |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent toy=Theme |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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